The New Science of Feeling Good

A long but interesting piece in the British Times Online about the latest science in happiness. Some things I already knew – like of the six primal emotions only one of them makes you happy and when you are happy you can think faster and more creatively. Some new tidbits – the hedonic treadmill means we will never be satisfied with our possessions and accomplishments, and the difference between men and women in how they convey emotions.